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General Knowledge - 4 (Welfare Officer)

General knowledge quiz covering current affairs, government policy, science, geography, and civics suitable for competitive exams and welfare officer recruitment.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is observed on 25th November every year?

  1. World Diabetes Day
  2. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
  3. International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
  4. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
  5. International Day for Older Persons
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following received the Global Diversity Award 2014?

  1. Amitabh Bachchan
  2. Akshay Kumar
  3. Salman Khan
  4. Shah Rukh Khan
  5. Amir Khan
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry?

  1. Arieh Warshel and Martin Karplus
  2. Michael Levitt, Eric Betzig and Brian Kobilka
  3. Robert Lefkowitz and Dan Shechtman
  4. William E. Moerner, Stefan W. Hell and Eric Betzig
  5. Ei-ichi Negishi and Richard F. Heck
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which space agency does the Rosetta mission belong to?

  1. China National Space Administration
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  3. Indian Space Research Organisation
  4. European Space Agency
  5. Russian Federal Space Agency
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following became the first Indian to get elected as a member of the International Shooting Sport Federation's (ISSF) Executive Committee?

  1. Kushal Das
  2. C. K. Valson
  3. Vijai Sinha
  4. Raninder Singh
  5. Anil Kamineni
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In October 2014, which of the following social networking sites was closed permanently?

  1. ClassMates
  2. Myspace
  3. Flickr
  4. Orkut
  5. Meetup
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By how much did the government hike the excise duty on petrol (per litre) in December 2014?

  1. Rs. 2.00
  2. Rs. 2.25
  3. Rs. 2.55
  4. Rs. 2.80
  5. Rs. 2.90
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Marivan Nuclear Site, which was in news in November 2014, is located in

  1. Iran
  2. Syria
  3. Iraq
  4. Libya
  5. Israel
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following board members of SAIL was conferred with the IIM-JRD Tata Award for Excellence in Corporate Leadership in Metallurgical Industries for the year 2014?

  1. Anil Kumar Choudhary
  2. C. S. Verma
  3. S. S. Mohanty
  4. T. S. Suresh
  5. Binod Kumar
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The 12th Five Year Plan (2012 - 2017) is termed as the plan for

  1. India's health
  2. India's education
  3. faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth
  4. development of rural India
  5. None of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following items is not on the Union List of the constitution of India?

  1. Defense of India
  2. Foreign affairs
  3. National highways
  4. Pilgrimages in India
  5. Patents
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As per census 2011, which of the following states is the most populated state in India?

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Bihar
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Maharashtra
  5. West Bengal
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following natural disasters is caused by undersea earthquakes?

  1. Tsunami
  2. Flood
  3. Avalanche
  4. Blizzard
  5. Wildfire
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The joint session of the two Houses of Parliament is convened

  1. Only in case of national emergency
  2. When a bill passed by one House is rejected by the other House
  3. Taxes approved by one House are received by the other House
  4. Both (1) & (3)
  5. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first-ever offshore Wind Power Project in India is being set up along the coast of

  1. Kerala
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Gujarat
  4. Tamil Nadu
  5. Maharashtra
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